Directions for loading the Data Analysis Add-in

Office 2003, Office XP, Office 2000, Office 97 and Office 95

Load the Data Analysis add-in in Excel by choosing the menu item Tools-Add-Ins and checking the
boxes for the Analysis ToolPak, and Analysis ToolPak – VBA add-ins. Click OK. If you are asked for
your Office CD make sure that you have it handy. Verify that it has been loaded by choosing the menu
item Tools-Data Analysis.

Office 2007
Click the Microsoft Office Button . Click Excel Options. Click Add-Ins, and then in the Manage box,
select Excel Add-ins. Click Go. Check the boxes for the Analysis ToolPak, and Analysis ToolPak – VBA
add-ins. Click OK. If you are asked for your Office CD make sure that you have it handy.

Office 2010, Office 2013

Click the Microsoft Office File tab . Click Excel Options. Click Add-Ins, and then in the Manage
box, select Excel Add-ins. Click Go. Check the boxes for the Analysis ToolPak, and Analysis ToolPak –
VBA add-ins. Click OK. If you are asked for your Office CD make sure that you have it handy.

Office 2016, Office 2019, Office 2021, Office 365

Click the Microsoft Office File tab . Click Excel Options. Click Add-Ins, and then in the
Manage box, select Excel Add-ins. Click Go. Check the boxes for the Analysis ToolPak, and Analysis
ToolPak – VBA add-ins. Click OK. If you are asked for your Office CD make sure that you have it
handy.
Directions for loading the Solver and SolverTable Addins

Office 2003, Office XP, Office 2000, Office 97 and Office 95

Before starting make sure you have the following files available from the Content page in D2L:
A. Premium_Solver_Setup.zip (contains the premium solver mentioned in step 2 below)
B. SolverTable2003.zip (contains the SolverTable.xla and SolverTable Help.doc files) that will extract to
a folder named SolverTable – mentioned in step 3 below)

1. Load the regular Solver add-in in Excel by choosing the menu item Tools-Add-Ins and checking the
box for the Solver add-in. If you are asked for your Office CD make sure that you have it handy! Verify
that it has been loaded by choosing the menu item Tools-Solver.

2. Load the SolverTable add-in using the method given below.

Unzip the SolverTable2003.zip file. It will unzip the 2 files mentioned above into a folder named
SolverTable. Load the SolverTable add-in by putting the SolverTable folder into the Library folder of the
Microsoft Office suite with the paths given below.
Then for 32 bit version of Windows on the Tools-Add-Ins menu item choose browse and go to:
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office11\Library\SolverTable – for Office 2003
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office10\Library\SolverTable – for Office XP
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\Library\SolverTable – for Office 2000, 97, or 95
and double click on the SoverTable.xla file.

Then for 64 bit version of Windows on the Tools-Add-Ins menu item choose browse and go to:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office11\Library\SolverTable – for Office 2003
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office10\Library\SolverTable – for Office XP
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office\Library\SolverTable – for Office 2000, 97, or 95
and double click on the SoverTable.xla file.

The SolverTable add-in will be checked in the Add-Ins box and it has been successfully loaded. Click
OK. To verify that the SolverTable add-in has been installed you can check that the SoverTable is
available on the Data menu.

If your SolverTable doesn’t work after going through these steps, download and follow the
directions in the Fixing SolverTable document from my Content page in D2L.

The Fixing SolverTable problems document was developed by the author of our text book Chris Albright.
For further information, please visit http://www.kelley.indiana.edu/albrightbooks/Default.htm (the web
site for your Practical Management Science text book).
Office 2007

It is highly recommended that users of Excel 2007 use the Premium Solver and Premium
SolverTable and not the regular Solver and regular SolverTable as they work much better for this
version of Excel!!

If you still plan to use the regular Solver and regular SolverTable here are directions for doing so.

Before starting make sure you have the zip file SolverTable2007.zip available from the Content page in
D2L.
1. Load the regular Solver add-in in Excel 2007. Click the Microsoft Office Button . Click Excel
Options. Click Add-Ins, and then in the Manage box, select Excel Add-ins. Click Go. Check the box for
the Solver add-in. Click OK. If you are asked for your Office 2007 CD make sure that you have it handy.
To verify that it has been loaded click on Solver on the Data ribbon. Do not load the Premium Solver
mentioned in the directions for Excel 2003 and before as it does not work in Office 2007!!!!

2. (One-time only step) Because of the way Solver works and the way SolverTable invokes Solver, you
need to change a macro security setting on your PC. Make sure the Developer tab is visible. (If it isn’t,
click on the Office button and then Excel Options. In the Popular group, check the Show Developer
tab in the Ribbon option.) On the Developer ribbon, click on Macro Security and make sure the “Trust
access to the VBA project object model” option is checked. (As long as you’re there, I recommend that
you check the second option in the top group: “Disable all macros with notification.”)

3. Load the SolverTable add-in. Unzip the SolverTable2007.zip file. It will unzip into 2 files
(SolverTable.xlam and SolverTable Help.docx) which will be put into a folder named SolverTable. Load
the SolverTable add-in by putting the SolverTable folder into the Library folder of the Microsoft Office
2007 suite with the path
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office12\Library\SolverTable – for Office 2007 on 32 bit
version of Windows
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office12\Library\SolverTable – for Office 2007 on 64
bit version of Windows

Then click the Microsoft Office Button . Click Excel Options. Click Add-Ins, and then in the Manage
box, select Excel Add-ins. Click Go. Click the browse button and follow the path:
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office12\Library\SolverTable – for Office 2007 on 32 bit
version of Windows
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office12\Library\SolverTable – for Office 2007 on 64
bit version of Windows
and double click on the SoverTable.xlam file. The SolverTable add-in will be checked in the Add-Ins box
and it has been successfully loaded. To verify that the SolverTable add-in has been loaded click on
SolverTable-Start SolverTable on the Add-Ins ribbon.

If your SolverTable doesn’t work after going through these steps, download and follow the
directions in the Fixing SolverTable Problems - Excel 2007 document from my Content page in D2L.
The Fixing SolverTable Problems - Excel 2007 document was also developed by the author of our text
book Chris Albright.
Office 2010, Office 2013, Office 2016, Office 2019, Office 2021, Office 365

Before starting make sure you have the zip file SolverTable2010.zip (SolverTable2013.zip,
SolverTable2016.zip) available from the Content page in D2L.
1. Load the regular Solver add-in in Excel 2010 (Excel 2013, Excel 2016, Excel 2019, Excel 2021, and
Office 365). Click the Microsoft Office File tab . Click Excel Options. Click Add-Ins, and then in
the Manage box, select Excel Add-ins. Click Go. Check the box for the Solver add-in. Click OK. If you
are asked for your Office CD make sure that you have it handy. To verify that it has been loaded click on
Solver on the Data ribbon. Do not load the Premium Solver for Excel 2007 or the Premium Solver for
Excel 2003 or before! The Solver that comes with Office 2010 and later is already a premium solver so
just use the solver that come on your MS Office CD.

2. (One-time only step) Because of the way Solver works and the way SolverTable invokes Solver, you
need to change a macro security setting on your PC. Make sure the Developer tab is visible. (If it isn’t,
click on the Office File tab and then Excel Options. In the Customize Ribbon group, make sure
that you under Main Tabs you check the Developer box. On the Developer ribbon, click on Macro
Security and make sure the “Trust access to the VBA project object model” option is checked. (As long as
you’re there, I recommend that you check the second option in the top group: “Disable all macros with
notification.”)

3. Load the SolverTable add-in. Unzip the SolverTable2010.zip – for Office 2010 (SolverTable2013.zip
– for Office 2013, SolverTable2016.zip – for Office 2016, Office 2019, Office 2021, and Office 365) file.
It will unzip into 2 files (SolverTable.xlam and SolverTable Help.docx) which will be put into a folder
named SolverTable.

Office 2010
Load the SolverTable add-in by putting the SolverTable folder into the Library folder of the Microsoft
Office 2010 suite with the path
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office14\Library\SolverTable – for Office 2010 on 32 bit
versions of Windows
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\Library\SolverTable – for Office 2010 on 64
bit versions of Windows

Office 2013
Load the SolverTable add-in by putting the SolverTable folder into the Library folder of the Microsoft
Office 2013 suite with the path
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office15\Library\SolverTable – for Office 2013 on 32 bit
versions of Windows
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office15\Library\SolverTable – for Office 2013 on 64
bit versions of Windows

Office 2016
Load the SolverTable add-in by putting the SolverTable folder into the Library folder of the Microsoft
Office 2016 suite with the path
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office16\Library\SolverTable – for Office 2016 on 32 bit
versions of Windows
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office16\Library\SolverTable – for Office 2016 on 64
bit versions of Windows
Office 2019
Load the SolverTable add-in by putting the SolverTable folder into the Library folder of the Microsoft
Office 2019 suite with the path
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office17\Library\SolverTable – for Office 2019 on 32 bit
versions of Windows
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office17\Library\SolverTable – for Office 2019 on 64
bit versions of Windows

Office 2021
Load the SolverTable add-in by putting the SolverTable folder into the Library folder of the Microsoft
Office 2021 suite with the path
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office18\Library\SolverTable – for Office 2021 on 32 bit
versions of Windows
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office18\Library\SolverTable – for Office 2021 on 64
bit versions of Windows

Office 365
Load the SolverTable add-in by putting the SolverTable folder into the Library folder of the Microsoft
Office 365 suite with the path
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\ Office16\Library\SolverTable – for Office 365 on 32 bit
or 64 bit versions of Windows

Then click the Office File tab . Click Excel Options. Click Add-Ins, and then in the Manage box,
select Excel Add-ins. Click Go. Click the browse button and follow the path:

Office 2010
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office14\Library\SolverTable – for Office 2010 on 32 bit
versions of Windows
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\Library\SolverTable – for Office 2010 on 64
bit versions of Windows

and double click on the SoverTable.xlam file. The SolverTable add-in will be checked in the Add-Ins box
and it has been successfully loaded. To verify that the SolverTable add-in has been loaded click on
SolverTable-Start SolverTable on the Add-Ins ribbon.

Office 2013
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office15\Library\SolverTable – for Office 2013 on 32 bit
versions of Windows
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office15\Library\SolverTable – for Office 2013 on 64
bit versions of Windows

and double click on the SoverTable.xlam file. The SolverTable add-in will be checked in the Add-Ins box
and it has been successfully loaded. To verify that the SolverTable add-in has been loaded click on
SolverTable-Start SolverTable on the Add-Ins ribbon.
Office 2016
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office16\Library\SolverTable – for Office 2016 on 32 bit
versions of Windows
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office16\Library\SolverTable – for Office 2016 on 64
bit versions of Windows

and double click on the SoverTable.xlam file. The SolverTable add-in will be checked in the Add-Ins box
and it has been successfully loaded. To verify that the SolverTable add-in has been loaded click on
SolverTable-Start SolverTable on the Add-Ins ribbon.

Office 2019
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office17\Library\SolverTable – for Office 2019 on 32 bit
versions of Windows
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office17\Library\SolverTable – for Office 2019 on 64
bit versions of Windows

and double click on the SoverTable.xlam file. The SolverTable add-in will be checked in the Add-Ins box
and it has been successfully loaded. To verify that the SolverTable add-in has been loaded click on
SolverTable-Start SolverTable on the Add-Ins ribbon.

Office 2021
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office18\Library\SolverTable – for Office 2021 on 32 bit versions of
Windows
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office18\Library\SolverTable – for Office 2021 on 64 bit
versions of Windows

and double click on the SoverTable.xlam file. The SolverTable add-in will be checked in the Add-Ins box
and it has been successfully loaded. To verify that the SolverTable add-in has been loaded click on
SolverTable-Start SolverTable on the Add-Ins ribbon.

Office 365
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\ Office16\Library\SolverTable – for Office 365 on 32 bit or 64 bit
versions of Windows

and double click on the SoverTable.xlam file. The SolverTable add-in will be checked in the Add-Ins box
and it has been successfully loaded. To verify that the SolverTable add-in has been loaded click on
SolverTable-Start SolverTable on the Add-Ins ribbon.

If your SolverTable doesn’t work after going through these steps, download and follow the
directions in the Fixing SolverTable document from my Content page in D2L.

The Fixing SolverTable problems document was developed by the author of our text book Chris Albright.
For further information, please visit http://www.kelley.indiana.edu/albrightbooks/Default.htm (the web
site for your Practical Management Science text book).